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G/SPS/N/VNM/32 
13 July 2012 
 (12-3775) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Vietnam Food Administration, Ministry of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Deregulation of Maximum Residue Limits of Ractopamin 
in Food  Language(s):  Vietnamese  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Deregulation of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for ractopamin 
in food specified in Decision No. 46/2007/QÐ-BYT of the Minister of Health, dated 19 December 2007. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      G/SPS/N/VNM/32 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :    
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 September 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  45 days from date of publication 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  11 September 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point 
Add:  No. 2 Ngoc Ha Str., Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam  Tel:  +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax:  +(84 4) 3734 9019 E-mail:  spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Vietnam Food Administration, Ministry of Health 138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel:  +(84 4) 3846 4489 / +(84 4) 3846 3702 Fax:  +(84 4) 3846 3739 
E-mail:  vfa@vfa.gov.vn 
Website:  http://www.vfa.gov.vn  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point at:  
"http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/EnglishSPS/List s/Documents,notification/Attachments/38/
Notification%20circular-Ractopamin32.doc "